To be fair to the organisers, they've done what they could be sensibly putting the R4 matches on first to try and get them played today, and getting the players out there this morning for an hour or so. Yes, the Thiem match should have been stopped earlier, but again, understandable that they wanted the set to finish.

bogbrush wrote:Yeah but excuses are great. They, and their fallout are the life blood of this forum.

If I were you I'd be doing a rain dance, what with Murray a round ahead.

When you have uncovered stadiums then in these conditions it is a case of c'est la vie. No real point sweating too much as the weather cannot be controlled. Times it will affect some players chances and others it helps. Hopefully, this will be the latter.

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Apparently Rusedski made some comment along the lines that Djokovic and RBA shouldn't have played that set as it could affect Djokovic's chances in the tournament? Slightly odd IMO, conditions weren't great but they looked comfortably playable, and with the tournament already way behind schedule surely they should be looking to get matches on court whenever possible?

Yes, the organisers should be running the event primarily to protect the interests of the elite, I'm sure that's right.

F***s sake, this sport is already more skewed towards mainaining the status quo than just about any other sport I can think of and now this numbskull is complaining they haven't gone further!

Nadal will probably be relieved he's out of this; the wet court is a killer for his topspin. Th

Now I think about that, I'm going to add that to my list of bad luck Federer had throughout his career - every time he met Rafa at Roland Garros the sun was peeling the paint and the clay became dessicated dust on a stone base.

If Djokovic beats Agut, Agut will have a complete set of R16s for the year round grand slam. He also has a set of R16s & R32s for all the Masters. He also has a ranking of 16. He must be one of the most consistent players on the tour. He has won two 250 ATP tournaments this year.http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/roberto-bautista-agut/bd06/rankings-breakdown

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Mad for Chelsea wrote:Apparently Rusedski made some comment along the lines that Djokovic and RBA shouldn't have played that set as it could affect Djokovic's chances in the tournament? Slightly odd IMO, conditions weren't great but they looked comfortably playable, and with the tournament already way behind schedule surely they should be looking to get matches on court whenever possible?

Yes, the organisers should be running the event primarily to protect the interests of the elite, I'm sure that's right.

F***s sake, this sport is already more skewed towards mainaining the status quo than just about any other sport I can think of and now this numbskull is complaining they haven't gone further!

Nore Staat wrote:If Djokovic beats Agut, Agut will have a complete set of R16s for the year round grand slam. He also has a set of R16s & R32s for all the Masters. He also has a ranking of 16. He must be one of the most consistent players on the tour. He has won two 250 ATP tournaments this year.http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/roberto-bautista-agut/bd06/rankings-breakdown

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Apparently Rusedski made some comment along the lines that Djokovic and RBA shouldn't have played that set as it could affect Djokovic's chances in the tournament? Slightly odd IMO, conditions weren't great but they looked comfortably playable, and with the tournament already way behind schedule surely they should be looking to get matches on court whenever possible?

Yes, the organisers should be running the event primarily to protect the interests of the elite, I'm sure that's right.

F***s sake, this sport is already more skewed towards mainaining the status quo than just about any other sport I can think of and now this numbskull is complaining they haven't gone further!

Did he mention the interests of Bautista-Agut?

I see Greg's been enhancing his reputation as an incisive summariser

Honestly, I don't know how he keeps the job. Man's a tool.

I think it's an almost puppy-like willingness to please that undoes him. He doesn't seem to realise that journalist's questions or some other pundit's utterances are in part designed to provoke, so a good pundit has to sift out the bit that makes sense and comment on it and smartly (but politely) dismiss the 'click-bait' element. Time and time again one hears him agreeing whole-heartedly with some absurd proposition. Oddly enough, there are times when he is part of a sensible team or being interviewed by someone who is asking non-sensational questions and he comes up with some pretty good stuff - by that I mean not just mouthing platitudes, but coming up with insights which suggest that stuff does go on between his ears.

It doesn't happen often enough to give him the benefit of the doubt overall though.

Easy for me to say, but they should be sending Murray and Gasquet home as there are at least 4 sets of tennis to play before he's due, which taking into account breaks between Novak's and the women's match - means there is little chance of Andy been on court before 7

Tomorrow looks pretty good, so they could get a full programme, including the last quarter finals as Thursday looks poor again

I think it's an almost puppy-like willingness to please that undoes him. He doesn't seem to realise that journalist's questions or some other pundit's utterances are in part designed to provoke, so a good pundit has to sift out the bit that makes sense and comment on it and smartly (but politely) dismiss the 'click-bait' element. Time and time again one hears him agreeing whole-heartedly with some absurd proposition. Oddly enough, there are times when he is part of a sensible team or being interviewed by someone who is asking non-sensational questions and he comes up with some pretty good stuff - by that I mean not just mouthing platitudes, but coming up with insights which suggest that stuff does go on between his ears.

It doesn't happen often enough to give him the benefit of the doubt overall though.

Agree totally.

For instance, Inverdale's a wind-up-merchant and a good journalist, who asks mischievous questions just for the sake of it. But Courier and even Petchey have the nous to to give a jokey answer or simply tell him that's a daft question. Greg so much wants us to love him, really since he ever became British, it is toe-curling at times.

RBA holds from 15-40 down, with Djokovic missing an easy BH on the first BP, and his attempted FH winner sitting up for an easy pass after clipping the net on the second. That's not going to improve his mood much...

Of course it so fair to Novak that he starts on day three and the other half started day 1. Those French are always trying to help him out. Hilarious stuff I love how the organizers screwing him royally for the second straight RG with the schedule is evidence of favoritism for Novak. They have crapped on his chances and you guys are in hear talking about how much they big up him. Why am I not surprised this is after all the bizarro world of 606v2

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socal1976 wrote:Of course it so fair to Novak that he starts on day three and the other half started day 1. Those French are always trying to help him out. Hilarious stuff I love how the organizers screwing him orally for the second straight RG with the schedule is evidence of favoritism for Novak. They have crapped on his chances and you guys are in hear talking about how much they bugged up him. Why am I not surprised this is after all the bizarro world of 606v2

An image I want to erase, but can't. That said, it made more sense than the rest of the post.

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socal1976 wrote:Of course it so fair to Novak that he starts on day three and the other half started day 1. Those French are always trying to help him out. Hilarious stuff I love how the organizers screwing him orally for the second straight RG with the schedule is evidence of favoritism for Novak. They have crapped on his chances and you guys are in hear talking about how much they bugged up him. Why am I not surprised this is after all the bizarro world of 606v2

An image I want to erase, but can't. That said, it made more sense than the rest of the post.

loose game from Djokovic and RBA breaks straight back. Djokovic had been playing much better since the restart, but that was really poor from him there. Oh and it's raining again, that won't help him either.

I think you back yourself unnecessarily into a corner with posts like this - it's not as if B-A was striking a blow for the haters when he broke back.

On your main point about RG, I'd agree that Djoko has not been singled out for favourable treatment. As far as I can tell they never took to Nadal until he started to look vulnerable, they always loved Federer (being delighted when his name was etched onto the trophy), and most French Nationals. Otherwise everyone has been treated at best with supercilious indifference and lack of empathy.

socal1976 wrote:Of course it so fair to Novak that he starts on day three and the other half started day 1. Those French are always trying to help him out. Hilarious stuff I love how the organizers screwing him royally for the second straight RG with the schedule is evidence of favoritism for Novak. They have crapped on his chances and you guys are in hear talking about how much they big up him. Why am I not surprised this is after all the bizarro world of 606v2

socal1976 wrote:Of course it so fair to Novak that he starts on day three and the other half started day 1. Those French are always trying to help him out. Hilarious stuff I love how the organizers screwing him royally for the second straight RG with the schedule is evidence of favoritism for Novak. They have crapped on his chances and you guys are in hear talking about how much they big up him. Why am I not surprised this is after all the bizarro world of 606v2

I think you back yourself unnecessarily into a corner with posts like this - it's not as if B-A was striking a blow for the haters when he broke back.

On your main point about RG, I'd agree that Djoko has not been singled out for favourable treatment. As far as I can tell they never took to Nadal until he started to look vulnerable, they always loved Federer (being delighted when his name was etched onto the trophy), and most French Nationals. Otherwise everyone has been treated at best with supercilious indifference and lack of empathy.

Is calling a spade a spade, illegal now? I have never heard bb say one positive word about the guy